The public is being asked to help the Akwa Ibom State Police Command locate the parents of three siblings that a kind-hearted Nigerian found.
The children, Daniel Akan, Matthew Akan, and Joshua Akan, who are between the ages of three and six, were discovered near Oron Road in Ibiaku Ishiet on April 30, 2024, according to the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Timfon John, who made the appeal in a statement in Uyo on Wednesday.
She explained that the boys have been taken to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) Family Unit and urged anyone with useful information about their parent(s) or relatives to contact the Police Public Relations Officer via 0916 983 9213, 0903 243 5667 or visit any nearest police station.
The statement reads in parts: “The command wishes to announce to the general public that three siblings, all of same parents namely, Daniel Akan, 6, Matthew Akan Christian, 5, and Japther Akan Christian, 3, all of Ikot Akpa Efor Uruan, were found by a concerned Nigerian on April 30, 2024.
“The children were found along old Oron Road in Ibiaku Ishiet and were taken to Dakada Division of the Police Command. Efforts to locate the parents or relatives of the boys by Police operatives in Dakada Division have so far proved abortive.
“In a quest to locate relatives or guardians of the boys, they were taken to Ibesikpo Asutan Division, and thereafter transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) Family Unit.
“The Akwa Ibom State Police Command under the leadership of CP Waheed Ayilara is committed to ensuring the safety of lives and property of Akwa Ibomites.”